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Taylor Blackburn

Taylor Blackburn

Money expert

Taylor Blackburn is a multi-award winning communications specialist. Since 2018, he has focused on personal finance and insurance, and regularly appears in national media including Sunrise, Today, Studio 10, ACA, SBS, ABC, Seven, Nine and Ten News as a spokesperson for Finder. He's also been quoted in national news mastheads including the AFR, Australian, The Daily Telegraph, The Courier-Mail ABC and more. He leads a team of insights and communication professionals who study consumer sentiment and stress on a daily basis.

To contact Taylor for a media interview, please email aupr@finder.com.

Expertise

  • Savings accounts
  • Credit cards
  • Insurance comparison
  • Budgeting

Experience

  • Finder Innovation Awards judge

Education

  • Master of Arts (Communication and Public Relations) | University of the Pacific (CA, USA) | 2009-2011
  • Bachelor Degree in Science (Education) | Ohio University (USA) | 2000-2005

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216 articles written by this author

Texting, streaming and shaving: 11 million Australians are multitasking behind the wheel

Millions of Aussie motorists are endangering lives with reckless behaviour, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 16 October 2024
Texting, streaming and shaving: 11 million Australians are multitasking behind the wheel

Street sofas, sauce packets and loo rolls: A third of Aussies taking drastic action to save

The rapid rise in the cost of living has left households doing the unthinkable, according to new research by Finder, Australia's most visited comparison site.

Taylor Blackburn 15 October 2024
Street sofas, sauce packets and loo rolls: A third of Aussies taking drastic action to save

Holiday hustling: 10 million Australians are scrimping and skimping to travel

Australians are going to great lengths to ensure they can afford their annual holiday, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 14 October 2024
Holiday hustling: 10 million Australians are scrimping and skimping to travel

Quick, grab the tablet! The surprising items Aussies would rescue in a house fire

Australians would run to their filing cabinets first if their house was on fire, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 9 October 2024
Quick, grab the tablet! The surprising items Aussies would rescue in a house fire

Mortgaging meals: Sacrifices Australians are making to stay on top of repayments

Mortgage holders are in survival mode skipping everything from meals to mobile bills to stay on top of monster repayments, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 3 October 2024
Mortgaging meals: Sacrifices Australians are making to stay on top of repayments

Financially flawed: 6.3 million Aussies go into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses

A worrying number of Australians are living beyond their means to improve their social status, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 1 October 2024
Financially flawed: 6.3 million Aussies go into debt trying to keep up with the Joneses

Plastic pain: 1 in 6 have had their cards skimmed in the past year

Millions of Australians have had their credit or debit card number stolen, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 30 September 2024
Plastic pain: 1 in 6 have had their cards skimmed in the past year

Finder’s RBA Survey: Experts warn of spike in personal debt as cash rate holds

Low household savings will lead to a jump in personal debt over the next 12 months, according to the majority of panellists in Finder's latest poll.

Taylor Blackburn 24 September 2024
Finder’s RBA Survey: Experts warn of spike in personal debt as cash rate holds

Not super smart: 10 million Aussies clueless about their fund’s performance

Millions of Australians are failing to monitor the performance of their superannuation, according to new research by Finder.

Taylor Blackburn 23 September 2024
Not super smart: 10 million Aussies clueless about their fund’s performance

Finder’s RBA Survey: 44% of experts expect first rate cut in February

Stretched homeowners will have to wait until next year for mortgage relief, according to experts in Finder's latest cash rate poll.

Taylor Blackburn 20 September 2024
Finder’s RBA Survey: 44% of experts expect first rate cut in February
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